KL35 · Big Bear City Airport

BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

6,752

Elevation ft

Runway

5,850

Longest ft · 8/26

34.26N

116.86W

Big Bear City Airport serves Big Bear, California at 6,752 ft elevation with its longest runway, 8/26, at 5,850 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
8/26	5,850 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6,752 ft is about 1°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 1°C)	6,752 ft	3,755 ft	2,822 ft	4,234 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,952 ft	3,989 ft	2,949 ft	4,423 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,152 ft	4,223 ft	3,076 ft	4,613 ft
35°C afternoon	10,772 ft	4,539 ft	3,246 ft	4,870 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (8/26, 5,850 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,870 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KL35 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSBD San Bernardino International Airport	21 nm SW	10,000 ft
KAPV Apple Valley Airport	25 nm NW	6,498 ft
KPSP Palm Springs International Airport	31 nm SE	10,000 ft
KVCV Southern California Logistics Airport	33 nm NW	13,052 ft
KRAL Riverside Municipal Airport	35 nm SW	5,401 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KL35

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KL35, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KL35 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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